Felix Walton

The price of the City Rail Link project has skyrocketed by a billion dollars.

City Rail Link Limited has asked the government and Auckland Council to foot the bill between them, taking the full price… Audio

Aucklanders' water bills are about to go up. Watercare plans to increase the cost of water by almost 10 percent. Felix Walton has more. Audio

There are major traffic problems in Auckland this morning with the Southern Motorway closed just north of Papakura,  because of a huge truck fire in the early hours of this morning.

Nearby houses… Audio

Hundreds of furious Muriwai residents unleashed on Auckland Council officials last night demanding to know when it will be safe enough for them to return home.

Cyclone Gabrielle has caused widespread… Audio

Some Dargaville residents are being urged to evacuate their homes.

The Kaipara District Council says people who live along River Road, and Victoria and Logan Streets, as well as side streets and… Audio

Many Aucklanders are welcoming the news of an independent review of the response to the first hours of the flood emergency.

Mayor Wayne Brown announced former police commissioner Mike Bush will lead… Audio

Health specialists are calling for a review of the Auckland Sexual Health Service, alongside further investment in public clinics around the country.

In some cases, patients who can't afford to see a… Audio

Farmers at this year's Fieldays have plenty to think about, with the government launching its Climate Action Centre, to tackle emissions.

The annual gathering to swap tips and pick up new toys is… Audio

A review of retirement in New Zealand has identified big inequities in how people here experience the later years of life.

The Retirement Commission says fewer retirees are living in houses they own… Audio

It's just in time for the Christmas shopping splurge - a facelift for one of Aucklands' busiest and most maligned retail strips.

Today saw the official opening of a long-awaited facelift for one of… Video, Audio

A person has died in a hit and run in the Auckland suburb of Glen Eden this afternoon.

Police responded to what they've described as a "disorder" in a carpark off Glendale Road near the shops.

This… Video, Audio

An enormous fireball seen over the North Island has astronomers scrambling to find the meteorite.

Fireballs Aotearoa says its likely to have landed in Northland, and could be just the 10th meteorite… Video, Audio

An Auckland suburb is making it clear that homophobia isn't welcome in their community. On November 18th, 300 pride flags will be raised around Hobsonville Point for Hobby Pride, a response to recent… Audio

A child is missing after a boating accident in Auckland last night. The boat, carrying five passengers, capsized off Clarks Beach in the Manukau Harbour.

The principal Sandspit Road School in Waiuku… Audio

One hundred and thirty people have been evacuated from a coastal campground north of Christchurch at Pegasus Beach,after a wildfire took hold last night.

The fire started about 8am and travelled… Audio

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Auckland's new mayor Wayne Brown meet today.

The outcome of their korero will be watched closely - especially by transport and housing advocacy groups.

Reporter… Audio

The government's standing firm on its Three Waters proposal, despite plans from Auckland's mayor to try to flush the plan away.

Wayne Brown has sent a letter to Watercare, telling the organisation to… Video, Audio

Michael Hill is leaving its Takapuna store bordered up indefinitely. The shop has been hit by ram raids and smash and grabs three times this year, making it Michael Hill Jewellers' most targeted… Video, Audio